Cushion connection for vehicle construction



Jul 1 1927.

y F. LIPCOT CUSHION CONNECTION FOR VEHICLE CONSTRUCTION Filed May 4, 1925 Patented July 19, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRED L. LIPCOT, 01 NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THE RUBBER SHOCK INSULATOR COMPANY, INC., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

CUSHION CONNECTION FOR VEHICLE CONSTRUCTION.

Application flied May 4, 1925. Serial No. 27,725.

This invention relates to cushion connections for vehicle construction of the kind in which yielding non-metallic material serves as a connection and support between two metallic parts of a motor vehicle, one of which parts is to be connected to and supported by the other of said parts as llustrated in the patentto Masury & Leipert No. 1,404,876 dated January 31, 1922. In the construction disclosed in the patent the yielding non-metallic material is maintained under a predetermined degree of compression to the end that the resiliency, strength and wearin qualities of the material may be increased The present invention has for its object to provide a housin for a cushion connection of the character escribed which may be easily and conveniently manufactured in simple 0 erations and which shall insure upon assem ly, the re uisite degree of internal static pressure in t e non-metallic material. According to the invention the housing comprises an upper seat member for attachment to one of the vehicle parts and a cup-shaped cap portion formed with a lower seat for the non-metallic material and' an opening in one side through which the other vehicle part enters the housing to be engaged by the non-metallic material. Preferably the upper seat member is formed in a die casting operation while the cup-shaped lower seat member which comprises substantially the entire housing is formed of(pressed metal. Suitable apertures are forme in the upper seat member and at gredetermined points in the cu ortion an transversely extending throng olts are passed through the respective apertures to secure the parts together.. By suitabl positioning the apertures in the cup mem er the requisite degree of com ression may be readily impressed upon the yielding Y non-metallic material without the necessity of computing or measuring the pressure ap lied. In order that the invention may be 0 early understood and readily carried into effect the same will now be described more fully with reference to the accompan ing drawings illustrating a preferred em diment thereof, in which: Figure 1 is a view in side elevationand partly in section showing a cushion connection according to the present'invention.

Figure 2 is a transverse view partly in section taken in the plane indicated by the line 22 in Figure 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawings an upper seat membero which is preferably formed by a die castlng operation is adapted to be secured in any convenient manner to one of a plurality 0 vehicle parts which are to be connected and supported by yielding nonmetallic material. The upper member a is formed with a seat a and apertures a for the reception of bolts securing the component elements of the housing together. A cup-shapedportion 1) formed wit-h a seat portion 6 is adapted to be secured to the casting a. The cup member is preferably formed of sheet metal by a pressing or stamping operation and the side walls 6 are adapted to extend upwardly and engage the side wall portions a of the upper casting. Apertures b are formed at predetermined pointsin the side walls b to register with the apertures a If desired the apertures b may be suitably re-enforced as by the plates Z). At the front of the housing the cup member 6 is formed with an opening I) through which a vehicle part is adapted to exten In the illustrated embodiment this yehicle part is shown as the spring 0 carrymg seats 0 to co-operate with the seats a and b, respectively. Within the housing is dlsposed yielding non-metallic material d retained between the respective seats a, 0 and c, 6' under compression.

It will thus be seen that the housing may bereadily formed in a simple and cheap manner, the upper seat member being formed by a simple die casting operation and the lower or cup member being formed by a simple stamping operation. The block of yielding non-metallic material (1 is readily assembled upon the seats 0 on the end of the spring 0 and inserted within the cup member I) which may thereafter be easily assembled with the seat member a by means of bolts e passing. through the respective apertures a and 6 The location of the apertures 6 may be readily determined dependent upon the compression which it is desired to exert upon the yielding non-metallic material d and the deslred com ression is assured uponthe assembly of the ousing. It is thus not necessar to determine ly additional operations the esired degree 0 compression to be exerted upon the yielding non-metallic material but suchcompressio'n is automatically obtained upon assembly and is always constant.

Various modifications may be made in the configuration and method of manufacture of the respective parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

What I claim is:

'1. A housing for a connection and support of yielding non-metallic material adapted to be interposed between two metallic parts of a motor vehicle, one-of which parts to be connected to and supported by the other of said parts, comprising an upper seat member for attachi'nent to one of the vehicle parts and a cup-shaped cap portion. forming a housing and formed with a lower seat for the non-metallic material and an opening in one side through which the other vehicle part enters the housing to be engaged by the nonmetallic material, means to secure the cap member to the upper seat member and means for reinforcing the sides of the housing.

2. A housing for a connection and sup port of yielding non-metallic material ada ted to be interposed between two meta lic parts of a motor vehicle, one of which parts is to be connected to and supported by the other of said parts, comprising an upper seat member for attachment to one of the vehicle parts and a pressed metal cup-shaped cap portion forming a housing and formed with a lower seat for the non-metallic material' and an opening in one side through which the other vehicle part enters the housing to be engaged by the non-metallic material, means to secure the cupmember to the upper \seat member in predetermined position and means including the securing means including the securing means for reinforcing the sides of the housing.

This specification signed this 29 day of April A. D. 1925.

FRED L. LIPCOT. 

